@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

2011 was cathartic for me. Going back to back in 2015 made me as happy as Test rugby could. If we do the three-peat in 2019, I'd suggest the RWC could be irrevocably damaged.

Let it burn

The lions strike back

@Hooroo said in Coronavirus memes:

@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus memes:

My next door neighbour has just been diagnosed with COVID-19 and rushed to hospital.

He's been put on one of the new Dyson ventilators.

He's picking up nicely now.

Oh Man! I was typing a reply saying that is a good news story and then realised the thread I was in.

You almost got sucked right in..... I'll get my coat

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@nzzp said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Seriously, though, we talked about this with Henry as well. They will put systems in place to generate the players with attributes they need. Hansen's just done this wtih props - get mobile, or get gone. Simple.

It's about systems. We don't have any of note.

MacQueen and his team came together at just the right time and it took more than a year to get them pointed in the same direction

Was McKenzie on track before he fiddled and got caught?

Hard to say. From all reports, he had his favorites and would stick with them regardless.

Maybe his attitude was better (or better expressed) than Cheika. But look at that tweet from Quade - does that look like the culture was of a high standard when that guy is your first choice?

Genia's got an attitude problem as well. Many in Australia will refuse to countenance that.

While the Reds were winning, nobody cared

Some of the bad eggs, like Genia, are gone now anyway. You guys need new up and comers and someone to change the culture. Wait, I have just the man

@virgil said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

A lot of fathers here, just imagine your little girl brings home her new boyfriend to show you. In walks that fat fuck, do you reach for the machete you have stashed in the shed or run next door to grab your neighbours .22 ?

I think you'll need a .303

TSF is like an island in a sea of shit right now

At a bar 1km from Yokohama stadium. It is stonking hot and sunny. Lucky the beer is cold

@R-L said in Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics):

I do miss baron though....

Use a bigger scope

@MN5 said in The Folau Factor:

@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:

Should have just glassed his girlfriend or shat in a hallway, pissed in his own mouth or maybe some sort of gang sexcapade like those much better role models out there.

In other words a typical Saturdee night when Craig Gower was playing

Foolah didn't mention bestiality. So Mitchell Pearce is in the clear right?

@booboo said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@booboo said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@booboo Money and control booboo. Money and control. The sooner you wake up and realise this the better.

Don't be one of the sheeple. Dig deeper, the truth is hidden but its out there

You know that. I know that. @booboo needs to educate himself.

A cure for a deadly disease that people will make money out of?

Nup. Still don't get it.

Sharpen up

Ummm ...

@booboo said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@booboo Money and control booboo. Money and control. The sooner you wake up and realise this the better.

Don't be one of the sheeple. Dig deeper, the truth is hidden but its out there

You know that. I know that. @booboo needs to educate himself.

A cure for a deadly disease that people will make money out of?

Nup. Still don't get it.

Sharpen up

@Frank said in US Politics:

@reprobate said in US Politics:

@Frank said in US Politics:

Biden's strategy of hiding away is working quite well.

I think Trump will try to force Biden to come out and start campaigning.
Trump should start going on the liberal networks and attacking him.
This will force Biden to respond.

I still think Trump is in trouble unless he starts showing a bit more humility and focus (not a lot, but a little). Copying the meaningless platitudes of Biden would be a good start. Control the wild tweets and tie Joe Biden to the radical left - relentlessly.

Frank, I don't really understand how you can continue to think that Trump is smart enough, or disciplined enough to have a change of tactics. He has one setting, and that's it. He's been persuaded / attempted to change his presentation quite a few times now, and he keeps it up for all of about 15 minutes before reverting to type, every single time. So as to your suggestions: He will attack. He will not show humility or focus. He will not control the wild tweets. He will try to tie all and sundry to the radical left.
It's not exactly a complex psychological puzzle to figure out what he's going to do, the man is a moron.

I never said that is what he will do. Just what I think he should do.
It is frustrating for his advisors (Bill Steppien the campaign head is smart guy) because he does have strategy sessions and then goes off script. He is very fickle.
What would you give his chances of winning the election?

Someone's putting their 37 year perfect streak on the line

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allan-lichtman-presidential-election-accurate-prediction-trump-biden/

Frankly (no pun intended) it feels like Sophie's choice to a degree, between a crazy old moron and a suspiciously senile old guy. I guess it comes down to their advisory team, I think Biden is more likely to heed is advisors, but where that takes the country anyone knows. What I do think is that not that much will change in material terms, the government will continue to function, just the tone of the Presidency itself

@Siam said in US Politics:

@canefan well that's lovely wishful thinking and more important character slurring.

Any chance of referencing the REAL world as of right now?

Explain?

@Siam said in US Politics:

I think the actions of Americans in cities like Minneapolis, NY, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and LA speak a lot louder than one American's voice.

Nevermind what trump is saying, rather look at what is happening. Yet more provocative quotes by trump is not what ails America right now.

He's the farken POTUS, and should be above the fray. Even Dubya, who people regarded as not the smartest tool even in the family shed, behaved with a degree of decorum and grace that Trump simply does not possess and that the nation needs right now more than ever

@booboo said in US Politics:

@Crucial said in US Politics:

@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:

@canefan said in US Politics:

Trump recently warned that Biden will take away your guns

And his opponents go into Outrage Overdrive and obligingly back up Trump's "argument"...

New York attorney general sues to dissolve NRA

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53684033

Maybe? Or maybe just because they are a registered charity that is corrupt?
Can’t claim tax advantages and not be under the eye of a watchdog.
A swamp that needs drained?

I did hear a report that this action against the NRA is a result of a 6 year investigation into dodgy dealings.

NRA seems to be an organisation that represents a concept (right to bear arms) but has a deeper agenda.

Sounds familiar.

I always figured they were a shell used by the arms industry to manipulate public policy

@reprobate said in US Politics:

@Frank said in US Politics:

Biden's strategy of hiding away is working quite well.

I think Trump will try to force Biden to come out and start campaigning.
Trump should start going on the liberal networks and attacking him.
This will force Biden to respond.

I still think Trump is in trouble unless he starts showing a bit more humility and focus (not a lot, but a little). Copying the meaningless platitudes of Biden would be a good start. Control the wild tweets and tie Joe Biden to the radical left - relentlessly.

Frank, I don't really understand how you can continue to think that Trump is smart enough, or disciplined enough to have a change of tactics. He has one setting, and that's it. He's been persuaded / attempted to change his presentation quite a few times now, and he keeps it up for all of about 15 minutes before reverting to type, every single time. So as to your suggestions: He will attack. He will not show humility or focus. He will not control the wild tweets. He will try to tie all and sundry to the radical left.
It's not exactly a complex psychological puzzle to figure out what he's going to do, the man is a moron.

Why is this obvious to everyone except his fanboys? They all think it's part of his Machiavellian master plan

No one mentioned Tim?

@raznomore said in NRL 2020:

@South-Africa-Man said in NRL 2020:

Lucky win there for the NZ side due to the ref clearly favouring them. This does a team no favours when they need that much help to win a game, Manly had a reserve grade side out there. Prime Frans Botha never used to use any excuses, he went out there and got the job done no matter the situation, these Warriors could learn a lot from this true champion.

I’m not sure if this is just weak as shit trolling or a cry for help. It’s ok little buddy, we accept everyone here. It’s a safe place. You can talk without trying to appear clever and condescending. If you like the Springboks we would love to have your point of view. We just don’t want another Bobby Skinstad on our hands, trying to drive home after being bullied by a halfback..

No danger of that

@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@booboo Money and control booboo. Money and control. The sooner you wake up and realise this the better.

Don't be one of the sheeple. Dig deeper, the truth is hidden but its out there